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Spotlight on Standard – Too Cool for Gruul

Each day this week, your Premium writers will be commenting on the upcoming Pro Tour event, with analyses of what decks to see, how the format will shape up, and updated revisions of existing powerhouses. Aside from being dashingly handsome, Teddy Card Game is reknowned for his expert skills at Metagame Analysis. With the Pro Tour mere days away, Ted shares his predictions… plus his latest Gruul and Zoo decklists!

The Kitchen Table #121: Silly Card Tricks

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This week, the Kitchen Table is brimming with delicious decks. Abe brings us three strong and fun contenders, each centred around a single card. Some fresh and quirky ideas to confound your foes at your next spell-slinging session!

SCG Daily – Interviewing Craig Stevenson

In the fourth of this entertaining series, Chris interviews the Managing Editor of StarCityGames.com, Craig Stevenson. That’s right… me.

I like this article a lot. Then again, I’m bound to: I feature in it quite heavily.

The 2006 Magic Invitational Ballot: Julien Nuijten’s Votes

Julien Nuijten, one of the hottest young pros in the game today, casts his votes for the 2006 Magic Invitational Writer’s Ballot. In this, we learn Frank Karsten loves Hilary Duff, and that Neil Reeves is a bully.

Life After Kamigawa

While we’re currently still enthralled with 5/5 Legendary Dragon Spirits and The Kind of Legendary Artifacts That Make You Open Packs Like Wonka Bars, there is life beyond Kamigawa and its underpowered and overpowered scattering of cards. This article will focus on the gems that will only truly shine once that block has left us, and the cards that may still be flying under the radar.

Food For Thought: RUG Control

“Izzet seems to have a plethora of win conditions, but it’s slow. Green seems to have a lot of mana acceleration, but not enough ways to win. It saddens me how long it took to figure this combination out.”

Bernie brings us an intriguing deck, working with a long-forgotten Standard tool that was much hyped on release… Thoughts of Ruin. Has it finally found a home?

Guys Seventeen and Eighteen

The Magic Wuv Muffin returns with decklists and observations on the upcoming Invitational 2006. Not content with flagrant graveyard abuse in Extended (and Legacy, and Vintage, and probably Ravnica/Guildpact Sealed Deck), the esteemed creator of Friggorid throws a spanner into the Classic Online Vanguard format. An article that is, as usual, typically JFR.

Spotlight on Standard – Magical Hack: The Squeaky Wheel Gets The Cheese

Each day this week, your Premium writers will be commenting on the upcoming Pro Tour event, with analyses of what decks to see, how the format will shape up, and updated revisions of existing powerhouses. Today, Sean examines the popular Rats (and Viridian Rats) decks that took the Canadian Nationals by storm. Are they contenders now Guildpact is upon us?

Magic Online Musings: This Week on MTGO #4

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This week, blisterguy concentrates on two things: the fluctuating price of singles on the Magic Online Marketplace, and some possible predictions for the upcoming Standard Pro Tour in Hawaii.

SCG Daily – Interviewing Bennie Smith

Bennie Smith currently writes Into the Aether for MagictheGathering.com. In his life before that, though, he wrote for this here site. He’s a pretty good player, too, having won… well, if you don’t already know, you’ll find out later.

The 2006 Magic Invitational Ballot: Ben Bleiweiss Votes

Ben shares his opinions on the Magic Invitational Writer’s Ballot, and outlines his Top 5.

SCG Daily – Interviewing John F. Rizzo

For years, Rizzo was the most popular Magic writer on the ‘net. His stream of consciousness style, profane rants, and epic-length columns channeled Jack Kerouac and Lenny Bruce through Leo Tolstoy, with Richard Garfield as the editor. Then, he was gone. For three and a half years. Yes, other than four pieces, it really was that long. He’s back now, of course. Chris interviews him in style… enter at your own risk.

Yawgmoth’s Whimsy #139: Bannings and Restrictions

It is almost March. March means Pro Tour Honolulu, the start of the new Standard season, and the last few snow storms. It also means that Wizards is about to release the quarterly update to the Banned and Restricted list…

The 2006 Magic Invitational Ballot: Blisterguy’s Votes

The incomparable blisterguy walks us through his choices for the 2006 Magic Invitational Writer’s Choice vote.

From Right Field: The Truth is… I Suck

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A double-dose of Chris Romeo today. While his excellent Daily series continues below, this article sees Chris bring a surprising deck to the table. He claims that he sucks… but this particular creation may prove otherwise…